SETTING YOUR PAGE SIZE
It’s very important that you set your page size correctly. If you don’t, parts of your design may
be chopped off, look off-centre, or have areas of undesired white space. Here’s what to do:
1. Locate the product size you’re interested in on page 14.
2. Make a note of the Page Size. This is the size you should set your page on your document.
3. Add a black (100K) Page Frame (0.25pt – approx 0.1mm) to your document.
4. Now look at the Trim Size. You’ll see that this is 3mm smaller on both dimensions.
This difference is known as the ‘bleed’ – 1.5mm on all four sides – that’s where our
automated guillotines will approximately make their cuts. The bleed allows for any small
variations in this cutting.
5. To remind yourself where the cuts will be made, add some guidelines 1.5mm in from
each edge on your document.
6. See the example opposite. For a business card, you’d set your page size as 88x58mm.
We’ll trim down to approximately 85x55mm.
7. It’s good practice to leave a ‘Quiet Zone’ of 4mm from the trim edge (that’s 5.5mm
from the page edge). This will make your job look more professional and it won’t look
like any objects are about to fall off the edge.
8. No objects must extend beyond the page size – use the ‘paste inside’ or ‘power clip’ tool.
9. Finally, best not to put any important objects, such as text or logos, closer that 4mm
from the trim edge, or from any fold or crease (see diagram below).
Fold or
perforation line
Document Page Size
you must supply to us
including 1.5mm bleed
Trim Size supplied
to you after finishing
Quiet Zone
4mm clearance from
trim size for all
important elements
0.25pt Black Page Frame
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